A streetcar derailed in Lisbon, Portugal, on Wednesday, killing at least 15 people and injuring about 18. Several were seriously injured in the Portuguese capital, known for its streetcars, which are a prime tourist attraction. The accident is the worst in the city’s recent history. It’s unclear how many foreigners or Americans were injured. The […]
Republicans’ landmark tax and spending cuts bill is getting a new moniker courtesy of the White House: a working families tax cut plan. House Republicans met with White House officials, including press secretary Karoline Leavitt, on Capitol Hill on Wednesday to discuss how to effectively message the “big, beautiful bill” heading into the 2026 midterm […]
As Chicago and Baltimore officials brace for an influx of federal law enforcement officers, President Donald Trump continues to expand the list of cities he discusses deploying federal troops to, naming New Orleans on Wednesday as the first red-state city that could see deployment. Trump’s discussions of federal troop deployment coincide with the major legal […]
A bipartisan event drew many eyes on Capitol Hill on Wednesday as sexual abuse survivors of the since-deceased Jeffrey Epstein spoke about their experiences while calling for Congress to act. Here are six takeaways from Wednesday’s press conference on Capitol Hill that drew large crowds, as survivors called for a release of the full files […]
(The Center Square) – Many new wildfires continued to burn in Central California Wednesday after torching thousands of acres. The TCU September Lightning Complex, which consists of 22 fires of various sizes in Calaveras and Tuolumne counties, started at 4 p.m. Tuesday. As the name indicated, it was caused by lightning. By early Wednesday afternoon, the […]
Newsmax Broadcasting LLC sued rival news network Fox News on Wednesday, accusing it of using “unlawful” tactics to throttle competition. The lawsuit accuses Fox Corporation and Fox News Network, LLC, of “at least three anticompetitive means” to exclude competing providers of “right-leaning video content.” Among these are “no-carry” provisions on distributors, “financial penalties” on distributors carrying […]
White House “border czar” Tom Homan claimed that if President Donald Trump decides to send in federal forces into New Orleans, Chicago, or any other sanctuary cities, the deployment will be related to cracking down on illegal immigration. “Yes, it’s gonna be immigration enforcement,” Homan confirmed when asked by the Washington Examiner on Wednesday afternoon. […]
Senate Republicans will move forward as soon as next week with a plan to fast-track dozens of President Donald Trump’s nominees with a permanent change in Senate rules. Leaving a conference lunch on Wednesday, GOP leadership signaled that nominees could soon be processed in batches, with the Senate able to bundle the nominees approved by […]
Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan will go on trial in December for allegedly helping an illegal immigrant evade federal immigration authorities, a federal judge said on Wednesday. Dugan’s trial in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin will be held on Dec. 15 in a federal courthouse in Milwaukee, while jury selection […]
A bitcoin treasury and mining company linked to the Trump family saw a large rise in its stock price at one point on its first day on the Nasdaq stock market, but it still ended up being valued less than it opened. The stock opened the day at $9.22, and at one point saw its […]
